Jourdan Delacruz

American weightlifter
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican weightlifter
A.K.A.Jourdan Elizabeth Delacruz
A.K.A.Jourdan Elizabeth Delacruz
PlacesUnited States of America
isAthlete Weightlifter
Work fieldSports
Gender
Female
Birth20 May 1998, Wylie, Rockwall County, Texas, USA
Age26 years
Star signTaurus
The details

Biography

Jourdan Elizabeth Delacruz (/ˈɔːrdən ˈdɛləkrz/ JOR-dən DEL-ə-krooz; born May 20, 1998) is an American weightlifter. She is a bronze medalist at the World Weightlifting Championships and a four-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Career

Delacruz won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In that same year, she competed in the women's 55 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

At the 2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, she won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event. Delacruz also represented the United States at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru in the women's 55 kg event. She finished in 4th place. In that same year, she competed in the women's 55 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand. After this competition, she began competing in the 49 kg weight class and she won the gold medal in this event at the 2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament held in Gaziantep, Turkey.

In 2020, Delacruz won the gold medal in the women's 49 kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy. She also won the gold medals in both the 49 kg Snatch and 49 kg Clean & Jerk events. In 2021, Delacruz won the gold medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She also won the gold medal in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events.

Delacruz represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 49 kg event where she did not rank after failing to register a result in the Clean & Jerk.

Delacruz won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. She also won the gold medal in the Clean & Jerk event in this competition. She finished in 7th place in the women's 49 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.

Delacruz won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina. She also won the gold medal in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events. Delacruz won the bronze medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She also won the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk in this event.

Delacruz again represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She lifted 84 kg in Snatch and 111 kg in Clean & Jerk setting 195 kg in total and placing fifth in her second Olympic Games.

Personal life

Delacruz graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a degree in Dietetics in December 2023.

Achievements

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Summer Olympics
2021 Tokyo, Japan49 kg838689108108108DNF
2024 Paris, France49 kg8487881051101111955
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan55 kg838386161071101121019813
2019 Pattaya, Thailand55 kg8788911110911211572009
2022 Bogotá, Colombia49 kg848686610510510951917
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia49 kg8585884107108112200
World Cup
2020 Rome, Italy49 kg828587102105108195
2024 Phuket, Thailand55 kg
Pan American Games
2019 Lima, Peru55 kg8788881091131151974
Pan American Championships
2019 Guatemala City, Guatemala55 kg878791110113116207
2020 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic49 kg838689104108111200
2022 Bogotá, Colombia49 kg8083854102104108191
2023 Bariloche, Argentina49 kg838689105109112198
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